ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Seph0n]

As topic states, how do one save a colony where the queen has died?

Is it possible to introduce a new queen, that the workers will accept?
And if so, how long after the queen is dead?

This is only speculation, my own queen is fine. I was just wondering what to do, in case disaster strikes.




Thank you.

[MrIglo]

Hi, my english isnt so well, but i trie to answer your question.

It depends on the species.
Do you have a lasius niger colony?

To give a new queen into a colony is very difficult. It may work if you cool down the ants and the new queen.
Cold ants ( 5°c ) cant move, so they cant kill the queen.

You take cold ants + cold queen and mix (carefully shake) them in a test tube. After mixing you wait a day, letting the ants in the fridge. The next day you shake and mix the cold ants agai.

Cool down and warm up the ants slowly and carefully.

greetings

[Seph0n]

Thanks for your reply, that was just what I wanted to know. And yes, I have a Lasius Niger colony. Do the same things apply to Mymica rubra? As far as I know they can have more than one queen, so it might not be that difficult.